The numbers and the political divide Our federal government is spending about $3.8 trillion per year. No one can imagine a trillion of anything, so let’s break it down to what is spent every day, including weekends and holidays. On average, it’s $10.7 billion. A billion is still hard to conceive of, so look at [...]
TEAMwork works, and St. Luke’s Clinic Internal Medicine (SLIM) Parkcenter has proven just how powerful it can be. TEAMwork is St. Luke’s application of lean principles. It’s our management operating system. TEAMwork stands for timely, effective, accountable, measureable work. And it’s making its way through St. Luke’s Health System as we gain on our Triple [...]
You are in for a treat. We were pleased to have Dave deBronkart, better known by his pseudonym, e-Patient Dave, as one of our two keynote speakers at this year’s St. Luke’s Health System Summit. Dave has become a leader in participatory medicine since he was diagnosed with terminal renal (kidney) cancer. Dave engaged in [...]
We are exceptionally proud of Dr. Andrew Chai of St. Luke’s Idaho Cardiology Associates. Dr. Chai recently passed an examination and became the only Idaho cardiologist who is board-certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, according to the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has been board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Nuclear Cardiology since [...]
I’ve asked St. Luke’s Health System Vice President of Regional Relations Rich Holm to share his perspectives on our collaborations with the region’s rural communities. His thoughts are presented here. You’ll be hearing more from Rich and other members of our executive team in this space in the future. My family has been connected in some capacity with St. [...]
St. Luke’s Concussion Clinic is sponsoring a free viewing of the documentary “Head Games” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. The documentary by Steve James explores the dangers of concussions in young athletes, the culture surrounding athletics, and the implications of that culture [...]
St. Luke’s Health System is highly engaged in collaborating on and leading obesity prevention and intervention programs and initiatives, and we’ve arranged a special showing of an important televised program that is drawing attention to the obesity crisis. “The Weight of the Nation,” an HBO series, addresses the cause and effect of our obesity problem [...]
